Chapter 11

Ihyun had lost contact with his mother’s side of the family years ago. His only remaining relatives were on his father’s side, but after running the numbers, they swiftly renounced their inheritance rights. And by renouncing the inheritance, they were renouncing Ihyun, too. While Ihyun drifted through a waking nightmare, Sujeong’s parents at least fulfilled their basic moral obligations. They didn’t show their faces, but out of pity for the orphaned boy, they secured a funeral hall and hired a director to handle the arrangements. Even with all these harsh realities crashing down on him, Ihyun had no idea how to handle any of it. He just sat there, blankly watching the incense smoke curl into the air. Through it